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Ducklings Elc Middletown Dba Jdbb Holdings, Llc.

621 Mapleton Ave., Middletown, DE 19709 · New Castle County (302) 676-7410 License #1537836
7
inspections on file
15
recorded violations
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severity not classified by the state
Oct 9, 2026
last inspection

Inspection history

Source: Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

Records held from Sep 27, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.

Delaware publishes only visits where a regulation was cited, plus complaint investigations. Visits that found no violations do not appear in the state's data, so a gap between dates here does not mean the program went uninspected. Delaware does not publish a severity weight for its citations.

Inspection history for Ducklings Elc Middletown Dba Jdbb Holdings, Llc.
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Oct 9, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review2 regulations cited2Agency record
Sep 29, 2026OCCL Standards ComplaintSubstantiated1Agency record
Sep 11, 2026Announced1 regulation cited1Agency record
Oct 2, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review2 regulations cited2Agency record
Oct 2, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review4 regulations cited4Agency record
Apr 26, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review2 regulations cited2Agency record
Feb 19, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review3 regulations cited3Agency record

Violations

Text reproduced verbatim · Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
How to read violations

Nearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.

Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child

Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.

Oct 9, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs orientation, OCCL H&S training, App/resume, references, health appraisal w/TB, service letter. Staff #2 needs references, service letter. Staff #4, #6, #9 needs references-service letter. Staff #8, #11 needs medication certification.”

Corrected Oct 29, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
63U — Administration of Medication

“Ensure medication is in original container. Honeybees - CW is missing original container for inhaler.”

Corrected Oct 29, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Sep 29, 2026OCCL Standards Complaint · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
Substantiated complaint

“On September 10, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of a lack of handwashing due to an interruption of running water and failure to notify OCCL. An investigation was conducted on September 17, 2026. Based on interviews, this complaint is substantiated for a lack of handwashing and failing to notify OCCL and families of an interruption of running water. Administrator #1 stated they did not notify OCCL or families they did not have running water. Owner #1 stated the facility remained open without running water for a little over three hours, and hand sanitizer was used instead of washing hands.”

Correction date not recorded
Sep 11, 2026Announced · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
27U — Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

“Ensure supervision is provided at all times. Staff members went inside with their class, leaving child on the enclosed playground. Staff in an adjacent playground area saw the child and brought them into the facility. Staff members received a formal written warning and training.”

Corrected Sep 15, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Oct 2, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs updated med certification. Staff #3 needs updated TB test.”

Corrected Oct 16, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. Child #9 needs updated health appraisal.”

Corrected Oct 15, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Oct 2, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #2 needs references (2), Health Appraisal & TB. Staff #3 needs signed PD Plan, orientation, references (2), TB test. Staff #4 needs CPR/First Aid, PD Plan, orientation, references (2), Health Appraisal & TB.”

Corrected Nov 18, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure children's files are complete. Child #1, 5, 8 need blood lead test results.”

Corrected Oct 18, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
45U — Hazardous Materials

“Ensure hazardous materials are not accessible to children. Toilet wand and cleaning pads in bathroom of Jitterbugs classroom.”

Corrected Oct 2, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
50U — Kitchen and Food Preparation

“Ensure refrigerator temp reads 41' or colder. The Crickets classroom refrigerator is reading 45'.”

Corrected Oct 21, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Apr 26, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 deficiencies cited
Not classified
36U — Staff Attendance

“Ensure staff attendance includes exact arrival and departure times. At the time of the visit, two staff were signed out of the crickets room for breaks prior to taking the breaks. Also, one staff member did not sign out of the infant classroom and one staff member did not sign out of the doodlebugs room.”

Corrected Apr 26, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. A monthly infant feeding schedule is needed for one child. Parents' right to know is needed for one child. Blood lead testing results are needed for two children.”

Corrected May 1, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Feb 19, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. A health appraisal with TB is needed for one staff. A health appraisal is needed for one staff. Service letters are needed for eight staff.”

Corrected Feb 20, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“Ensure classrooms do not use air fresheners. Remove air freshener from the caterpillars room.”

Corrected Feb 19, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
56U — Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

“Ensure nap equipment is labeled. Label cots is the caterpillar and crickets room.”

Corrected Feb 19, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed

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